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Science 2.0: Help Students Become Global Collaborators
One day Jared was teaching about the boiling points of common liquids. The year was 1999, and students had to take his word for it when he said those points would vary slightly in the mountains of Nepal versus coastal Miami. Imagine if those student...
By sstuckey
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Videographing with The PocketLab: Experimental Imagination Unplugged
Imagine a little white box of about 30 cubic centimeters or a third of the size of a deck of cards. And only 23 grams. Now imagine that that little box can effortlessly and wirelessly measure and share data about motion, acceleration, angular velocit...
By Martin Horejsi
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Setting personal and professional priorities
I teach fifth and sixth grade science, and I’m finding it hard to balance teaching, grad school, and family responsibilities. Are there any secrets for this? —E., Washington...
By Mary Bigelow
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Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing March 15 to Focus on STEM Education
Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing March 15 to Focus on STEM Education...
By Jodi Peterson
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Ed News: New Research Supports Women In STEM
This week in education news, new research by the National Women’s Business Council supports women in STEM; David Berliner explains what is really happening in America’s public schools; Louisiana will phase new science standards into classroom by...
By Kate Falk
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Building with blocks, building skills and memories
I still have the wooden unit blocks that were central to many of my childhood play scenarios. The wooden blocks did not stick or snap together so we had to consider balance and how to make a sturdy base to support our structures....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Learning to Read the Earth and Sky
Learning to Read the Earth and Sky: Explorations Supporting the NGSS by Russ Colson and Mary Colson is a new book from NSTA Press that helps teachers of grades 6-12 create lessons and activities aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGS...
By Carole Hayward
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Like science labs, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) labs require safety and security measures, with an emphasis on safety training, personal protective equipment (PPE), standard operating procedures, engineering controls, and supervi...
By Kenneth Roy
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I’m a science teacher in a small district, and I’m curious about lessons that incorporate the three NGSS dimensions of and what they “look like.” Where can I find examples to share? —B., New Hampshire...
By Mary Bigelow
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Preparing Science Teachers for High-Need Schools
Ella Bonah (left), a teacher at Tyner Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee, completed an apprenticeship through Project Inspire, a program that prepares teachers for positions in high-need schools. (photo by David Humber)...
By Debra Shapiro
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Ed News: Idaho Legislature Approves New Science Standards that Omit Climate Change
This week in education news, the Idaho Senate Education Committee approved new science standards that omit climate change; more states introduce bills that interfere with science education; 100Kin10 renews its call to support STEM teachers; and a ne...
By Kate Falk
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ESSA—What’s in YOUR State Plan?
States stakeholders are working now to develop plans to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These state plans will include new guidelines for accountability and much more. Plans are due to the U.S. Department of Education in eith...
By Jodi Peterson
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10 NSTA Conference Sessions that Will Turn Your World Upside Down
Ready for something completely different? Ready to love science teaching even more?...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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"Iron Science" students
I used to assign projects for students to complete at home. But I’m now at a middle school where many students do not have access to materials and resources outside of class. I need alternatives for in-class projects! –A., Colorado In-class...
By Mary Bigelow